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(©️2025, A&E Television Networks, LLC/Art Streiber)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/05/21/ai-powered-tool-helps-navy-talk-thousands-of-sailors-out-of-leaving/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T16:35:12.889Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOL1Tce-134ej-CZU1wvXbOvi9c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/24DNSA3UR5CQTHHC4OG2DFFXDQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy's new "Full Power Navy" pilot program launched in February 2025 to aid retention of the service's highest-priority sailors. 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(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/21/amid-rising-military-suicides-services-cant-tell-if-prevention-training-is-effective/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T13:30:04.101Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ffPmrbJe6czV4tKwRSB7YxC2_UY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/T2T62B573JAPRHPFVH546KPKN4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An airman holds a morale patch at Travis Air Force Base, California. 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(U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/20/official-trailer-for-jimmy-stewart-biopic-released/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T14:47:54.127Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DPnRovKM5xgGhw9wVWDBOf2BU3g=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GR3AWQHJURCV7EBWYWUBS7YTRA.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Jimmy" is set to hit theaters Nov. 6, 2026. (Burns & Co.)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/20/pentagon-watchdog-evaluating-us-militarys-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T13:56:29.268Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/eOOxlVImZmsN92AbJ-wDDTJt7HY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZO7KMRGY3FHKFGCIDZWUCYFGIY.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The image is a snapshot from video released by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of a boat targeted by US forces in the Caribbean.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/20/pentagon-policy-isnt-keeping-pace-with-autonomous-weapons-senators-argue/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T12:00:07.921Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gdwTT80wbs6H8RYo9gqiagCag30=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RZQQ2VCGPRHAXOFWCL3CZUU3PE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is briefed on the XQ-58A Valkyrie UAS by Emil Michael, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, at the Pentagon on July 16, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/19/toilet-issues-on-uss-gerald-r-ford-are-highly-exaggerated-says-cno/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T21:25:38.694Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/fyh8q1zUO7GbWdo7zHIY8HpwbQU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YSC7NDAUEBHXDABAVEBMGEEGQU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Navy’s fiscal 2027 budget request in Washington on May 19, 2026. (Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elliott Fabrizio/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/19/trump-edges-toward-new-strikes-on-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T21:51:06.656Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/COdWH4848tdQl65NsK1AH4Fkfkk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3NB4A3MQW5DJXI3LLFKZJZ5XDI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testified Tuesday he was prepared to "execute a broad range of contingencies" in the Middle East. (Senior Chief Amanda Dunford/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/2026/05/19/va-hospitals-earn-top-marks-in-federal-review/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T19:41:14.408Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Eq5bIeJY18iy13qubIkkL8EfF4I=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OQMZMNY5VFHFZBCWSHSVAWTWQA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Fayetteville VA Medical Center in North Carolina earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this year. (Veterans Affairs)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/19/mq-25a-stingray-cleared-for-deployment-says-cao/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T18:31:56.596Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/zVeFlgi2YR2speyZ56fZ17eJ5a8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PYTJFJ2ZDJDOFM4Q3BP4MUXWQA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The first operational U.S. Navy MQ-25A Stingray soars over southern Illinois during a successful two-hour first flight on April 25. (Boeing photo by Eric Shindelbower)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/19/more-us-troop-withdrawals-from-europe-expected-nato-commander-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T17:09:41.786Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HEf0HJ9idyhcbpLhzyo0YAobDIs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EDGNVA6HP5HKLKONYYOGGLSLH4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaks during a press conference at NATO Headquarters on May 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/19/fa-18-super-hornet-pilots-practice-touch-and-go-landings-on-iwo-jima/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T16:21:41.95Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Metx0YadM0IskJ-ZAWpx04M9Q-4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2MJDO6RCDVFGXNBT4GYIUNCZ24.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Nov. 29, 2025. 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budget hearing for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense in Washington on May 12, 2026.  (Senior Chief Mass
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Joshua Arends/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/06/naval-aviators-will-no-longer-command-amphibious-warships-cno-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T19:18:01.505Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/z9KZOXIaS0mxEkZPQPgqRFjldwc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4UYZUMOITJHCPO7X2HZELGNJMQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to take off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli on April 17, 2026. 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(U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/06/life-or-death-centered-around-a-canteen-for-this-aef-soldier/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:33:18.507Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/681XptIiTgYiXa6ob87Mzh8hwAA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PB2PHXV2UNGGJID2HTJCU2PW6I.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sawelson risked his own life to give a wounded man a sip of water from his own canteen. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/coast-guard-to-stand-up-special-forces-command/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:54:09.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SbeMofy8ytZEJvtq3WsRymjUwhE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GZ4FJOUIYZGTXM7NYE5DOFALOI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Coasties" conduct jet ski training offshore San Diego, Jan. 14, 2026. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey/U.S Coast Guard )]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/coast-guard-to-deploy-autonomous-saildrones-on-great-lakes/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:26:29.723Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YxwCRx9mORgN6e6E9f1AI1Vnr8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4AMKQYJTHVERLJOVJSL2GX2UC4.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/danger-pay-for-us-troops-could-double-expand-to-more-regions/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:11:37.955Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qmBPKZLrZkzBWYtAcAnO58yXFAM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HMB6RQOJEZG2BBTNQNZ3MCKMDA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A damaged U.S. aircraft following an Iranian strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Social media via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/05/pentagon-assures-safe-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-despite-presence-of-mines/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:47:14.932Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QLHVFZgr9LxJ1O9ICunrExdTzuk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OP4VNOB6XNA2TMF2T7O427TUD4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara, equipped with a mine countermeasures mission package, participates in a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 2, 2026. (MCS2 Iain Page/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/05/refusing-evacuation-this-marine-packed-dirt-into-his-wound-and-continued-to-fight/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T17:32:06.035Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWH9o2yvRqOFqw5oUWydDl08uyY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/U6PGE6ATXVCIZIVX3UI4YKMXVE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Bobo, among numerous others,  played a part in I Company’s holding the line during the Battle of Getlin’s Corner. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2026/05/05/defense-department-proposes-splitting-military-health-system-budget/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:23:37.667Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Qec9FN95ujPiczN-c8nLJw_Zx5c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6KFMHVKE65BVZEXJA7I3NSB4CQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Germeel Williams provides emergency care as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course assessment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Apr. 13, 2026. (MC2 Alec Kramer/Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/05/pentagon-says-iran-ceasefire-holds-despite-exchanges-in-strait-of-hormuz/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T15:54:46.84Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XsNCuiwCkGo9bz2psxcH6aBN9Ns=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KKGBSCBQ4JBXNHDC7UT4V3TDDQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a press conference, April 6, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/05/us-iran-launch-new-attacks-as-they-wrestle-for-control-of-gulf-waters/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:08:43.146Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/COdWH4848tdQl65NsK1AH4Fkfkk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3NB4A3MQW5DJXI3LLFKZJZ5XDI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper speaks on the 1MC during a Middle East visit aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius, May 3, 2026. (Senior Chief Amanda Dunford/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>